( she neither confirms nor denies, focusing instead on the off-hand remark about being made to run on wheels as subjects. it wouldn't be all that difficult to guess anyway with how she chooses to engage. )

I'll thank you all the same. ( it's not her worst stint at being a lab rat, all considered. ) Is that how you've come to view this place? It seems to be the prevailing thought according to the few I've talked to.